Earlier this year caught a number of moles at this garden in Much Wenlock, and we were called back recently to trap the mole infestation, which was disrupting the mowing and providing unsightly mole hills on the lawn's surface.

After setting a number of tunnel traps, they were checked earlier this week and we were pleased to have caught a juvenile, with more to catch the mole traps were reset and will be checked again soon.

After clearing the moles from the boundary of this garden in Grinshill, they promptly appeared on the opposite fence line, where we set a further 4 mole traps. On checking these this week I was pleased to have removed one more mole, with more to be caught.

Earlier in the year the tunnel trap was catching consistently, now at this time of year I tend to change tack setting fenn, tunnel and claw mole traps, with the breeding season coming to an end the juveniles are a bit more cautious.

I recently received an email from someone who had been viewing my website, stating how shocked and appalled they were that mole catchers existed in this country, and how they couldn’t understand why we do what we do.

To those people who have never enquired about real moles or come to face to face with the damage and destruction they cause, their knowledge of these vicious creatures extends to rosy portrayals of them in films and cartoons.

Moles are pests

But this furry, friendly image of moles is wrong. They are vermin.

They have been labelled as such by countless countryside organisations, farmers, landowners and scientists. They are a member of the insectivore family, and if we’re not careful, they will invade farms and gardens and become a devastating infestation.

They can ruin livelihoods, and they can be a danger to other animals and to humans.

Why we catch and kill them

As a professional, trained mole catcher, I make sure to catch moles in the most humane way possible.

Unfortunately, that does mean killing them. But I can assure you it’s the best solution, and the quickest, most painless death.

Catching a mole and setting it free isn’t effective. They will travel miles and miles to return to their old tunnels if they have been productive there.

As a qualified and experienced mole catcher, I’ve tried and tested many different methods to ensure my customers can enjoy a totally mole free garden after they have called me.

Deterrents simply do not work and home remedies and repellants are often dangerous to wildlife, poisoning and hurting both moles and other animals without killing them.

And there are no guarantees that a trap to catch a mole alive won’t actually incapacitate and harm a mole, causing unnecessary suffering.

Why I take pictures

I take pictures of the moles we catch to show that we operate in an entirely humane way. There are many cowboy mole catchers out there who don’t have a clue what they are doing. As a result, they’ll try and do whatever they can to get rid of moles from a garden or field.

This could mean using poison, (which is illegal), fumigating tunnels, and even setting fires underneath your garden. This is not safe, it’s not right, and it’s inhumane.

With the specific traps we use, moles do not suffer. They don’t feel any pain. In fact, they don’t know what’s hit them. It’s quick and painless.

Join me

Get in touch with me today if a visit with Mr. Mole Man is of interest to you.

The owners of this garden in Winnington had previously seen their cat catch the moles that ruined their garden, but after its luck ran out they called on me to come and deal with the problem. The moles were creating mole hills along the hedge line and in the the main garden. After assessing the extent of the problem I set a number of duffus and fenn mole traps.

On checking the mole traps I was pleased to report that I had caught one mole, and removed all traps.

The owner of this large garden in Condover, Shropshire, was overwhelmed by the number of mole hills, and shallow mole tunnels that were gradually runining his pristine lawn. The problem with shallow runs is that they go relatively unseen until you look a little closer, lo and behold there is an entire network.

After a quick mole patrol to assess the extent of the mole problem, walking swiftly by the solar powered mole deterrent, I located the runs and set 5 traps, all were marked with flags to identify their location.

I am pleased to report that after checking the traps we have a 100% trapping record, with 5 moles caught over 2 visits to this property. The owner, a keen horticulturalist is delighted with the success and looks forward to reinstating his lawn. One trap has been left ensitu to make sure that the run on the lawn is free is of moles.

I was called to the property of an existing customer in Grinshill, although the activity was slight, the customer was keen to deal with it quickly so the moles didn't advance. I set about identifying the activity and then set a number of mole scissor traps, all marked with flags. On checking the mole scissor traps today I was please with a 50% trapping percentage, having taken 2 in 4.

A customer in Telford called me, he had just laid a new lawn, of which his is duly proud, when he noticed mole activity along the fence line, and he was very eager to stop this infestation before it reached the lawn.

I arrived on site and the mole was getting closer to the lawn, extending its territory. Three mole claw traps were set and within 6 hours, the mole had been caught. The customer is delighted with our efficient mole catching service.

I was called to a garden in Grinshill which was seeing unprecedented mole activity on a clay soil, which is claggy at the best of times.

A very thorough assessment of the pest activity was carried out, and then a number of mole traps were set to catch the vermin. The extreme weather conditions have only benefited the worms in this garden, with an abundance of mole food, I was hopeful of catching the pestilence.

On my return to check the traps, I was glad to have caught 2 adult moles. To ensure that there were no further moles in the garden all traps have been reset and will be checked again soon.

If you have a similar problem on your Shropshire land and would like the mole infestation controlled, then I look forward to hearing from you.

I was called to this client's house in Rushbury, Shropshire where the extent of the mole infestation was very evident. As a mole catcher I pinpointed the most suitable areas to set my mole catching equipment as mole deterrents. The claw mole traps were checked today and with no fresh mole hills it would seem that I have got rid of the moles. To ensure that no further moles are in the tunnels the traps were reset and these will be checked again soon.